April 16, 2018 / In food , sauces / Tagged as: basil, garlic, pine nuts, parmesan, olive oil

Pesto - with Basil

Total Cook Time

10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 clove of garlic, crushed
  • Salt
  • 25g pine nuts (or almonds)
  • 50g basil leaves, chopped
  • 25g parmesan, grated
  • 100ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for the top

Method

FOOD PROCESSOR

  1. Add the crushed garlic, pine nuts, chopped basil, pinch of salt and parmesan cheese in the food processor.
  2. Whizz on pulse to get a coarse mix.
  3. Add olive oil. Taste. Add more salt if necessary.
  4. Pour into jar.

MORTAR AND PESTLE

  1. Add the crushed garlic clove with a pinch of salt and pound until smooth.
  2. Add the pine nuts and pound until they are coarsely crushed.
  3. Add the chopped basil leaves and pound together with the pine nuts and garlic until you have a coarse paste.
  4. Add the grated Parmesan cheese mixing it gently in.
  5. Add olive oil. Taste. Add more salt if necessary.

Notes

Almonds should be softened overnight in water.